Rhetorical Analysis

In the late 60’s and early 70’s, the space program was the center of attention in America, Russia, and much of the world. The race to the moon was like an epic blockbuster that the entire world was watching at once. By now, the American space program has lost much of its relevance in our lives and its status seems to continuously tarnish. Since the tragic events aboard the Challenger and Columbia missions, Americans are now reluctant to support an expanding space program. Our society no longer thinks the risk of lives to further our space programs is as relevant as it was in the 60’s and 70’s. In light of the tragedies, society largely believes that our country can function as a whole without NASA as a

Many critics believe that NASA and space exploration should not be the main focus of the government. However, NASA is not just about flying rockets and putting men into space. There is science and engineering that is being developed to push humanity forward in life. This space program is essential to answering philosophical questions, creating new technology for practical everyday use, the international collaboration with other countries, and the long-term survival of the human

In “Bring Back Flogging”, Jeff Jacoby addresses the problems within America 's criminal justice system. He gives many reasons why imprisonment simply does not work, and suggests that corporal punishment should be used as an alternative. Published in the Boston Globe, a newspaper well known for being liberal, Jacoby provides a conservative view and directs his argument towards those who strongly support imprisonment and view corporal punishment to be highly barbaric and inhumane. However, in order to shed light on our current situation, Jacoby discusses the dangers that we face though our criminal justice system a nd shows concern that imprisonment is doing more harm than good. In effect, Jacoby looks to the past for solutions, and

Through innovation in technology, the space exploration programs of the United States have achieved several benefits for today’s society. Many studies have shown that space programs have encouraged innovation of various

It is often debated whether or not the Space Race was necessary. People have viewed it as a waste of time, money, and resources. America spent over $25 billion on the space program, equivalent to $100 billion today. Many believed that there were far more pressing matters on Earth, and that they should not explore space. Those people only saw the disadvantages that it had (Biddle, 2009). However, the Space Race was beneficial to humanity in various ways. Today Americans can use the knowledge obtained during the Space Race for countless purposes including commercial and military applications (Rabinowitch, 1963).The Space Race changed the face of science, international politics, and technology forever (Schefter 2005). The Space Race was not

Despite that during the space race many thought that the monetary investment in space would not yield any achievements, they could not have been more wrong. In the article “Space Race”, of the 1965 New York Times, the author writes… “In the USSR - as everywhere else - there are great unmet needs to which at least some of the billions spent on space research could be more usefully diverted. In the Soviet Union, no less than in the United States, it is a distorted priority system that puts such prestige feats in space so far ahead of the real needs on earth” (The Space Race). However, what this author did not realize was that despite the appearance that the billions going to space research did not affect life on earth, but was only to prove superiority over the Soviet Union, it eventually improved life for everyone through the expansion of technology in everyday

Not only will this prevent extreme danger to astronauts but allow us to continue forward in our exploration of space. Finally, a system designed to use the atmosphere to create rocket fuel is helping places contain carbon dioxide for needed products. NASA claims, "There are many new technologies being developed at NASA… we are accelerating the rate at which they end up in the hands of companies." These not only affect revolutions in space, but on Earth as well, allowing us to develop more as a country with the things we can accomplish. ("Spinoff” NASA, 2016.)

This reminded me of an article I read about the invention of a space elevator which is said to be able to greatly reduce the cost of space travel.

The author, Gregg Easterbrook (2011), has identified that the NASA resources are not being routed efficiently. "We’re throwing money at the wrong stuff". First, the "International Space Station" seems to be history 's most expensive mission and it is an advance space-telescope project. There are other projects that could be more inspirational such as sending people to Mars. Even though it is technically possible, it is surpassingly expensive at the moment. If there were an affordable way to reach orbit, it might open countless business opportunities in space. The reason Mars and the space business are out of reach is due the high cost of propelling weight into orbit. As an illustration, a mission to Mars could easily reach up to $ 1 trillion. The author argues that not because at the moment it’s not clear that a fundamentally new form of space propulsion can be invented, which represent an important challenge, does not mean NASA shouldn’t endeavor. Since the shuttle program began, excessive effort has been directed to maintain subsidies to contractors and congressional districts in comparison to the emphasis have been placed on seeking new ideas. According to the author, it is possible to restructure NASA’s budget, divert $1 or $2 billion a year from funding for manned space travel to propulsion research, and reducing Astronaut to the minimal level in order to free up the money needed. Alleging that any grand future in space will require a

The current estimation of the overall cost of building a space elevator is $10 billion (Bonsor, 2000). There are many other projects which would benefit the public that can be done. It is unethical to spend so much money on a project with such limited benefits while there are many other more important costs that need to be worried about.

I believe any U.S. spacelift systems should be ran by the commercial industry. Two primary reasons why spacelift should be under the commercial industry are for funding reasons and innovation within the industry. Sure commercial companies are out to make money but they are also out to spend it as well. Face it, going to space is not cheap, each year the U.S. spends multi-millions of dollars to launch payloads into space.

The United States has explored space since as early as 1946 with various space technologies (Van Allen). Space technology has enabled the U.S. to explore the universe and discover much beyond planet Earth. Although we have made many successful launches to space several times, there are trade-offs assumed from utilizing space technology that was beneficial and quite costly. It is in our best interest that we continue to enhance our space technologies and continue our presence in outer space to uphold our leadership position. The U.S. dominates space exploration and utilization; in turn, this has afforded us military power, sustained our national security and provided us with economic advantage. The U.S. space program’s history is made up of

Many Americans have grown up in a world that has conquered space. They spent their time in elementary school reading about moon landings in their history books and watching countries work together to build the International Space Station on the news. Though previous American and Russian space programs pioneered engineering technologies; such as reusable rocket boosters and multiuse shuttles. Recently NASA has made a decision that has defined the future of space travel. This decision was to expand the growth of the free market space industry. Though polarizing, the evolution of the free market space industry is a positive occurrence for the world because private space corporations are more cost efficient then government space programs.

As space exploration is expensive and dangerous, some critics believe that America has bigger priorities and should concentrate on problems on Earth such as feeding the hungry, finding cures for diseases, environmental conservation and facing overseas threats (Ajian 20). While understanding that the temptation to focus on finding solutions to present problems is extremely high, it is important to realize that it was the research and development performed by NASA that has resulted in unexpected and valuable breakthroughs. Miniaturized integrated circuits, satellite technology, GPS navigation systems, bone-density measurements, miniaturized heart pumps and other technologies were all developed from NASA’s research that have enhanced all lives (Hall 24). Space programs have set goals that required innovation and technology yet to be developed. New spin-offs include water filtration systems that tum wastewater into drinkable water, wireless light

Moreover, in the far distant future the elevator can also potentially be used to rid the earth of toxic waste by removing it from our planet. Once again, hypothetically, this has the potential to give large corporations all the “space” they need to build massive